FlyByWire
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We pretty much derailed the ‘where to launch for DS’ thread.. but I just wanted to give some credit where it’s very much due.
Long story short I overheated my boat during Desert Storm, and when I pulled the drain plug, it was pouring coolant out of the bilge.
Well, shit. 600SCI stage 2 with 511 hours (newer top end), guess its rebuild time!
My boat has really only ever been touched by Eliminator themselves and one other shop in Havasu since it was built in ‘09. I don’t have that relationship since I’ve only had the boat for a year, but the boat sure does. I called that shop and was told they’re booking in June currently.. pretty bad time to have an issue eh?
I had two buddies that reached out to Hamilton at So Cal, who pretty much said ‘just get it here’. I had it there at 8:30 the next morning. I was asking rebuild questions before we even knew what the issue was.. Hamilton told me to relax and let’s see what’s what first
Compression test was good, no engine damage..
Cody dug into it and discovered it wasn’t drawing water, but the impeller was just fine. Dug deeper and found the water inlet through the bilge had a messed up gasket and was covered in silicone.. hmmmm!
Replaced it and went through some other things that just get old with being an ‘09 boat. Full service. New plugs. Fired her up and she was good to go. I grabbed her this morning, 24 hours after I dropped it off.
Hamilton kept me updated every step of the way with pictures, videos, and phone calls. Even sent me a picture of it tucked inside for the night.
They made me feel like my old 2009 hooptie was the most important boat they had in the shop.. really a great experience, and I’m a customer for life now for sure.
Thanks again Hamilton and Cody!!
Long story short I overheated my boat during Desert Storm, and when I pulled the drain plug, it was pouring coolant out of the bilge.
Well, shit. 600SCI stage 2 with 511 hours (newer top end), guess its rebuild time!
My boat has really only ever been touched by Eliminator themselves and one other shop in Havasu since it was built in ‘09. I don’t have that relationship since I’ve only had the boat for a year, but the boat sure does. I called that shop and was told they’re booking in June currently.. pretty bad time to have an issue eh?
I had two buddies that reached out to Hamilton at So Cal, who pretty much said ‘just get it here’. I had it there at 8:30 the next morning. I was asking rebuild questions before we even knew what the issue was.. Hamilton told me to relax and let’s see what’s what first
Compression test was good, no engine damage..
Cody dug into it and discovered it wasn’t drawing water, but the impeller was just fine. Dug deeper and found the water inlet through the bilge had a messed up gasket and was covered in silicone.. hmmmm!
Replaced it and went through some other things that just get old with being an ‘09 boat. Full service. New plugs. Fired her up and she was good to go. I grabbed her this morning, 24 hours after I dropped it off.
Hamilton kept me updated every step of the way with pictures, videos, and phone calls. Even sent me a picture of it tucked inside for the night.
They made me feel like my old 2009 hooptie was the most important boat they had in the shop.. really a great experience, and I’m a customer for life now for sure.
Thanks again Hamilton and Cody!!
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